Demographic and Health Survey 2008 - IPUMS Subset
Ghana, 2008
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Main material of roof (B_ROOF)
Data file: GHA2008-B.dat
Overview
Type:
Discrete
Decimal:
0
Start:
410
End:
412
Width:
3
Range:
-
Format:
Numeric
Questions and instructions
Literal question
118. MAIN MATERIAL OF THE ROOF IN THE DWELLING. RECORD OBSERVATION.
NATURAL ROOFING
NO ROOF 11
THATCH/PAL LEAF/SOD 12
RUDIMENTARY ROOFING
RUSTIC MAT 21
PALM/BAMBOO 22
WOOD PLANKS 23
CARDBOARD 24
FINISHED ROOFING
METAL 31
WOOD 32
CALAMINE/CEMENT FIBER 33
CERAMIC TILES/BRICK TILES 34
CEMENT 35
ROOFING SHINGLES 36
ASBESTOS/SLATE ROOFING SHEETS 37
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 96
NATURAL ROOFING
NO ROOF 11
THATCH/PAL LEAF/SOD 12
RUDIMENTARY ROOFING
RUSTIC MAT 21
PALM/BAMBOO 22
WOOD PLANKS 23
CARDBOARD 24
FINISHED ROOFING
METAL 31
WOOD 32
CALAMINE/CEMENT FIBER 33
CERAMIC TILES/BRICK TILES 34
CEMENT 35
ROOFING SHINGLES 36
ASBESTOS/SLATE ROOFING SHEETS 37
OTHER (SPECIFY) _____ 96
Categories
| Value | Category |
|---|---|
| 126 | Mud and hay |
| 118 | Sticks/sticks with mud or dung |
| 333 | Reinforced brick cement |
| 996 | Non-resident |
| 000 | No roof |
| 100 | NATURAL |
| 110 | Thatch/palm leaf/grass/makuti |
| 111 | Thatch/palm leaf |
| 112 | Grass, thatch |
| 113 | Grass, thatch, makuti |
| 114 | Thatch |
| 115 | Thatch/mat/leaves |
| 116 | Leaves |
| 117 | Grass/leaves/mud |
| 120 | Earth |
| 121 | Mud |
| 122 | Dung, mud |
| 123 | Earth, mud |
| 124 | Sod |
| 125 | Sod/mud and grass mixture |
| 130 | Straw |
| 200 | RUDIMENTARY |
| 210 | Rustic mat |
| 211 | Rustic mat, plastic sheets |
| 220 | Plastic/polythene sheet |
| 230 | Palm/bamboo |
| 231 | Palm, bamboo, grass |
| 232 | Reed, bamboo |
| 240 | Wood planks |
| 241 | Wooden tiles, planks |
| 242 | Wood, mulch |
| 250 | Cardboard |
| 260 | Rudimentary - metal |
| 261 | Tin cans |
| 262 | Iron sheets |
| 270 | Other rudimentary |
| 271 | Mobile roofs of nomads |
| 272 | Skin |
| 300 | FINISHED |
| 310 | Metal |
| 311 | Metal, zinc |
| 312 | Corrugated metal sheet, asbestos |
| 313 | Corrugated iron |
| 314 | Tin |
| 315 | Asbetos |
| 320 | Wood |
| 330 | Cement/concrete |
| 331 | Cement |
| 332 | Concrete |
| 340 | Tiles |
| 341 | Ceramic tiles |
| 342 | Iron and tiles |
| 343 | Tiles/slate |
| 344 | Mud tiles |
| 345 | Ceramic tiles, harvey (steel) tiles |
| 350 | Cement fiber |
| 351 | Calamine/cement fiber |
| 352 | Asbestos, cement fiber |
| 353 | Zinc/cement fiber |
| 360 | Roofing shingles |
| 370 | Bricks |
| 371 | Unburnt bricks |
| 372 | Burnt brick |
| 380 | Stone |
| 381 | Loosely packed stone |
| 382 | Stone slabs |
| 383 | Slate |
| 400 | OTHER |
| 998 | Missing |
| 273 | Waste materials |
| 999 | NIU (not in universe) |
Warning: these figures indicate the number of cases found in the data file. They cannot be interpreted as summary statistics of the population of interest.
Description
Definition
ROOF (HV215) reports the main material of the roof of the dwelling. Response categories vary widely across surveys but fall into broad groups (i.e., natural materials, rudimentary processed materials, and finished materials). See Comparability.
concept
Concept
| var_concept.title | Vocabulary |
|---|---|
| Housing Variables -- TOPICS | IPUMS |